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From Hamster Soft:
Hamster Free Burning Studio is a new brilliant burning studio that that makes the process of burning a simple and fun. Includes features burns on CD, burns on DVD, burns on BluRay, clears writable disks, checks readability of written files, creates ISO templates and works with Windows XP/Vista/7 (32 & 64 Bit). The design of the software and all of its elements has one goal - to make it easy to burn your video, music or any other data on a CD, DVD or BlueRay without unncessary setup and effort. Hamster Free Burning Studio automatically identifies the type of disk inserted in the tray, its capacity and possible burning speed onto the disk, and uses this information to display the fill factor of the files on the disk and the possibility of clearing the disk for its full rewriting. To make working with Hamster Free Burning Studio more fun, choose your favorite color scheme.

an error occur and said the system cannot find the file...i don't know what file..but it says system core or one of its dependencies...

Summary

i hope hamstersoft fix this...the program looks promising...coz i like this kind of less effort & FREE burning tools..i got their hamster free zip archiver and it turn out well...hope you fix this burning tool guys...

Uploads fast on high-speed internet. This is the first DVD burning software that I have used that actually works. It read my DVD disk and burned five-90 minute classroom sessions in about three minutes.

Cons

My Stopzilla and PC Tools Spyware Doctor software stopped an adware agent. Not sure if this is from Hamster or someone trying to ride it's back but it was caught and trashed. This did not cause Hamster to fail in its upload, which surprised me.

Summary

Great software. If it really continues to work this well I'll even buy a licensed copy if it is available. I have many more classroom sessions that I need to burn and save for future study. I recommend this to anyone needing an easy way to burn.

Thanks to reading all the reviews and researching the program on the internet, I decided NOT to take the risk of trying the program. Read my "Bottom-line summary" for more information about what I found out.

Cons

I need to keep researching more programs

Summary

After reading all the reviews on this program I noticed some things that make me suspicious of not only the program but the positive reviews listed as well; it is so obvious to me. I hope what I have figured out will help you decide to opt out of this program and continue to research other programs.
1) There are 10 product reviews that are considered good; (8) five star, (1) four star, (1) two star (only because of the review not the stars given)
2) Out of the 10 "good reviews" the (8) five star reviews were all SUBMITTED on December 27th, 2010. The other (2) good reviews were both SUBMITTED on December 24th, 2010. I don't believe that was a coincidence.
3) When you read the "good reviews" they read like they are a commercial for the program. Most of them are written using bad English as well. None of the "good reviews" have anything bad to say about the program and make it a point to let you know that it is a BETA program. I believe that the "good reviews" were done by company employees or acquaintances of the company. I believe they did this in order to start the review process on Cnet. By doing this they are given a higher Cnet rating and gets them listed higher on their highly rated programs.
4) When you read the "negative reviews" they were posted on various dates and read like an actual customer who used the program. They also all point out various problems but all are basically the same problems.
5) After reading the reviews I decided to check out the company's website. They are a new company founded in 2010 with a website that is incomplete. They offer just 2 products. They do not provide technical support, just a forum where you can ask questions of which they can review, answer, or ignore your question. There is no phone number listed to contact them. There is also no guarantee for this program either! It does not look as if they did much testing before they decided to put it on the market before beta testing. ***Which is why it bothers me that Cnet has put it onto their site listed in the 1-4 position for "DVD Burning Software."****
5) The program you download is a Beta version. When the kinks get worked out, (currently there is not an estimated time frame for this) they will provide a full version of which I am sure you will then need to pay for. That is normally how most Beta tested software works.
My suggestion is to look at the other programs listed on Cnet and don't forget to do an internet search for the program to find out what others are experiencing! It is worth it because in the long run, if you start to have problems it will take a lot to fix your computer.

As valueprint89 states in his post, its looks fraudulent especially when one post exclaims in broken English he will purchase a license. Look at the thumbs down, who would give a thumbs down for a post that explains it doesn't work and all those post that explain the same also have the characteristic thumbs down .I'm calling shenanigans!!!

The other issue I have is with the poster, chubsoda. He stated above his PCtools and other malware software deleted something and he was happy to use the application. Ummmmm - No!!!! He does not understand or know what he is saying and if he does then he is only ignoring the fact that something is wrong with the software....My Advice - DO NOT DOWNLOAD!

The program quits half way though a burn. If it does get to the end of the burn, when you try to use the CD, it does not read. It will not uninstall completely & leaves files on the computer. It caused several conflicts with windows 7.

Summary

I would not risk the download. Do your research and pay for something that actually works especially when you need to depend on it backing up important information or when wanting to create a music CD that actuallay plays.
It installs additional software even when telling it not to during the installation. I had to take my computer to my specialitst to have it fixed after trying to uninstall it! I believe that the 5* reviews were done by people associated with the company and not true reviews. This happened to not only me but to my friend to also installed it. The other negative reviews on this program are true.
Beyond all this I found the software to be incapable of doing what it is advertised to do.

It didn't work, according to ad aware it tried to install something it wasn't supposed to. It didn't show up in control panel to delete. After doing a reboot I tried to erase the hamstersoft folder I was informed that parts of it were being used.

Summary

I don't know if I did something wrong or if it is some kind of Trojan. Hopefully I just didn't do something right. Even if that is the case though I am not going to try to put this back on my system.

Updated on Jan 2, 2011

Is there any way of contacting C-Net? I'd like to bring this program to their attention so they can check it again.

If you want to reach Cnet you need to log in and go here:
http://cnet.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/cnet.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=bNxxK6jk

I also checked out the website for Hamster Soft and it is primative at best as well as incomplete. The website addy is http://www.hamstersoft.com/

They have an email but it is for OEM and Technology Partnership inquiry. That email is support@hamstersoft.com

They have no technical support links, just a forum where you can ask questions. Once you submit your question, it goes into queue. Then they can choose to answer your question, put it under review, or ignore it all together!

Good luck. i believe that Cnet should take this product off their site!

Seriously? You gave this a two star because it is free? Really? In your own statement you said it doesn't work. Well that is what i think i read from your review, the english "needs lots of improments" (haha)! Thanks for trying to spell, type, use english, or all of the previous!

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